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The pressure on industry to decarbonise, and do so rapidly, has never been greater.

At the same time, volatile energy prices and changing regulations are placing greater emphasis on energy efficiency, renewable generation, and storage.

This is demanding that the industry flex and respond in ways not previously conceivable.

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• What should we be doing to ensure a fit-for-purpose UK energy strategy?
• How can we address the growing skills challenge?
• What steps are needed to have a realistic chance of success by 2050?

º£½ÇÊÓƵ considers:

1. Electricity Demand, Charging Legislation and Site-Specific Complexity
2. Retrofit vs. New
3. Calling up the skilled British Energy Industry
4. Technology trends
5. How much will it cost to reach net zero?
6. Recommendations and next steps

Did you know:

• In 2022, 3.4GW of new renewable capacity was added—a 6.9% increase. Most of this—2.8GW—was from offshore wind.
• Gas still remained the largest source of generation.
• Wind proved to be the real winner of 2022 despite bottlenecks connecting to the grid. According to National Grid figures, wind accounts for 24.6% of electricity generation, enough to power around 22.8 million homes. In March 2023, wind accounted for 29%—nearly a third—of generation in one month alone. Plus, it has already been proven to be the cheapest way to generate electricity.

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